Single-player games like Worlds
Below are 14 single-player Steam games similar to Worlds, ranked by player overlap. Every pick carries Steam's Single-player category, so multiplayer-only titles or always-online games don't sneak in. imho.run pulls the category data from Steam directly — Single-player here matches what the store labels.
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Ranked picks
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Midnight Oil: Prologue
Single-player alternative to Worlds — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Worlds.
A horror action experience with brutal melee combat, tactical gunplay, and environmental puzzles. Players must survive hostile, atmospheric locations where every encounter demands quick reflexes, smart resource management, and careful exploration.
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Relicbound
Single-player alternative to Worlds — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Worlds.
Relicbound is a TPS story rich action adventure game where you play as Jackson an archeologist abducted by a sinister organization to help them find a precious relic which can manipulate the time.
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Sniper Elite 5
Single-player alternative to Worlds — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with Worlds.
The award-winning series returns as Karl Fairburne fights to uncover Project Kraken in 1944 France. The genre-defining authentic sniping, with enhanced kill cam, has never looked or felt better as you fight across immersive maps to stop the Nazi war machine in its tracks.
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The Evil Within 2
Single-player alternative to Worlds — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with Worlds.
Detective Sebastian Castellanos has lost everything, including his daughter, Lily. To save her, he must descend into the nightmarish world of STEM. Horrifying threats emerge from every corner, and he must rely on his wits to survive. For his one chance at redemption, the only way out is in.
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Valken
Single-player alternative to Worlds — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with Worlds.
VALKEN is a realistic tactical solo shooter where you play as a lone agent infiltrating a secretive military organization. Explore varied environments, make hard choices, and face the brutal consequences in an intense, unforgiving campaign.
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Sniper Elite: Resistance
Single-player alternative to Worlds — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with Worlds.
Offering unparalleled sniping mechanics, stealth and tactical third-person combat, Sniper Elite: Resistance turns the attention of the award-winning series towards a hidden war, far from the front lines, deep within the heart of occupied France.
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Rise of Deads
Single-player alternative to Worlds — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Worlds.
Experience the amazing adventure with full of actions and puzzles with growing abilities system
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Maid of Sker
Single-player alternative to Worlds — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Worlds.
Maid of Sker is a first-person survival horror, set in a remote hotel with a gory and macabre history from Welsh folklore. Brave the nightmares of the Quiet Ones. Do not panic…don’t even breathe!
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Deus Ex: Game of the Year Edition
Single-player alternative to Worlds — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Worlds.
The year is 2052 and the world is a dangerous and chaotic place. Terrorists operate openly - killing thousands; drugs, disease and pollution kill even more. The world's economies are close to collapse and the gap between the insanely wealthy and the desperately poor grows ever wider.
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E.Y.E: Divine Cybermancy
Single-player alternative to Worlds — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Worlds.
In a dark Cyberpunk world, you (and up to 3 friends) wage war against the all-powerful Federation in this Source-powered FPS/RPG.
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METAL GEAR SOLID V: THE PHANTOM PAIN
Single-player alternative to Worlds — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with Worlds.
Ushering in a new era for the METAL GEAR franchise with cutting-edge technology powered by the Fox Engine, METAL GEAR SOLID V: The Phantom Pain, will provide players a first-rate gaming experience as they are offered tactical freedom to carry out open-world missions.
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VA-11 Hall-A: Cyberpunk Bartender Action
Single-player alternative to Worlds — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Worlds.
VA-11 HALL-A: Cyberpunk Bartender Action is a booze em' up about waifus, technology, and post-dystopia life.
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METAL GEAR & METAL GEAR 2: Solid Snake
Single-player alternative to Worlds — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Worlds.
The first and second title in the METAL GEAR series that established the stealth action genre, as well as the basic mechanics of the series.
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The End of Dyeus
Single-player alternative to Worlds — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Worlds.
Go in a quest for Dyeus in a primitive and cryptic open world ! Face mysterious assailants in intense and fast paced sword fights, and survive against a carnivorous fauna. Will you uncover the truth about Dyeus?